pics of my tank (finally)

latazyo

latazyo

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well I finally can post some pics of my new tank

it is a custom made (by reefmania out of minneapolis area) 1/2" acrylic

24x18x18 are the dims

here is a shot of the tank along with the heater inside a garbage bag, the quietone return pump (may be a closed loop since I just found out its not self priming...will this be a problem???), and some miscellaneous plumbing from the previous owner

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here is a shot of inside the overflow....I photoshopped the black since it was reflecting all over the place and it looked bigger than it actually was...the hole was drilled for a 1" drain, it is a standard size 1 7/8" hole to accomodate a 1" bulkhead...since the quietone has a 1" outlet it would be phenominal if I could run the return line up through the bottom and drill an additional hole inside the overflow to accomodate a 1 1/4" bulkhead for a larger drain....given the dimensions (inside box measurements) provided, do you think I can safely drill a 2 3/8" hole to accomodate a 1 1/4" drain or am I bound to just the one hole?

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and here is a shot of my dog just for fun, she was born march 1st
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Nice looking tank! The QuietOne is not really a good return pump; simply because it's not self primed. I had one and it worked really well cept for when the power went out. If you happen not to be home when this happens I'm not sure what would happen to the pump! Would make a good closed loop though!
 
self priming meaning what? What if it was used in a submersed situation would't it be covered in water thus self primed?

Not sure if i understand this completely.
 
levon, I dont quite understand themeaning of self primed...I myself wondered that too...the pump will be submerged...IM not really sure what to do now...I didnt realize that some pumps were not self primed

as you can see from the pic I only have a 1" drain, so I might scale back the return pump and use the quiet one for a closed loop...still not sure on all of that yet though
 
I plan on keeping pretty much everything, I am mainly interested in LPS

I just got a 6x24 t5HO set up that should be here this week

I will probably only run 4 bulbs though

right now there are two things holding me back...I am still trying to sort out this pump thing....if I understand correctly, even though my pump is not self priming, since it will be submerged its ok, is that correct?

the other is that I need to find a used 30g tank so I can build my sump...its not so much volume, but the length that I am interested in, so I dont think a 29 will do it for me
 
About the pump, even if it is submerged, once the power goes out and the water siphons back through the return hose from the Main tank, the pump will not automatically start pumping water again when the power comes on. I had this happen when I attempted to use a Quiet One for my return pump! This happened time and time again. I had to "slap" or "bump" the pump several times to get it to start pumping. I then replaced it with a Mag and used the Quiet One on my skimmer. Even then when the power was cut off the pump would not start pumping again without giving it a few bumps. I believe it had something to do with what is called hydrolic lock. Anyway; Quiet One's are good pumps just don't use it as a return pump. A closed loop would be fine since you are not using it to "transfer water from one "tank, sump, fuge," etc. to another.
 
toungue, that is what I was starting to think...not only that but if you noticed my tank is only drilled for a 1" drain and the quietone 4000 definitely pumps more than 600 gph

I am thinking of setting up a closed loop for pretty much all flow in the tank and using a mag 5 for my return line...I'd really like to slow down the flow through the sump

I think for the closed loop I will have an intake drilled, drill 2 additional holes, and then run 2 over the top...this pump (q1 4000) should be able to handle 1 inlet and 4 outlets right?
 
and in a closed loop as long as the tank is filled up the pump will have water in its inlet and be primed, right?
 
I don't think having water in the pump would be the difference. I think that as long as the water dosen't "back flush" (or siphon back), then the pump shouldn't develope the hydrolic lock. At least that is what I'm thinking.
 
One more thing! Remembering; that when I had my Quiet One 4000 on my skimmer and the power went off, I still had to slap it to get it started! So; maybe you still might have a "situation"; it just won't be as critical in a closed loop application; as it would be in a return pump application.
 
how long of a tank (for sump) are you looking for? a 30gal is going to be longer than your tank now. Is that Okay? I think I have a 20 Long if that would work. Work great for my sump on my old 75.
 
I know that it will be longer than my tank, but that is fine, I am looking for a 36" max tank

the reason I didnt put a 20L is because I am concerned about its height, I dont know if the height will handle the back flow from the tank....I'll go to Petco today and check out a 20L and see what it looks like and get back to you, lonnie

I'll provide a diagram of the new closed loop idea later today
 
You could probably make a 10 gal sump work if you hook up the return lines right with out them sucking to much water out of the main tank. and a few 1/8" holes right at the water line will fix that.
 
Right now it's just the tank. I can probably get 2 new baffles for it 1/4" think. All you would have to do is cut it down with a Jig saw works great.
 
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